What Went Down On Day 1 Of The Impeachment Hearings

It looks like the direction we are now going in is: What did Burisma do and (possibly) what was Hunter Biden’s role there? Just laying that out in clear terms might help the GOP case a little if they can make the whole thing look dirty. To be clear, while we don’t have evidence of wrongdoing, Hunter Biden’s role at least seems like an opportunity that came about because he has a powerful father and potentially not because of his qualifications per se.

I think that’s right, Sarah — maybe Castor is trying to subtly undermine Kent and Taylor as peripheral characters who really couldn’t have understood what was going on in Trump’s head. Although if that’s where he’s going, it’s hard to tell right now.

Plus, Clare, the Republican staff investigator has generally taken an aggressive and even accusatory stance toward these witnesses. That style that might underline that Republicans see this as nothing but partisan, but it could backfire too, if Republicans just look like they are not playing ball.